Never Been Tamed

I will not fall for my fake boyfriend. Famous last words.

Dr. Ares Pierce may be new in town, but it only took one encounter to know he's trouble. Sexy. Broody. Older. A broken look in his eyes.

The kind that says he's carrying something heavy...and I should run.

But when my cheating ex-fiancé has the audacity to ask me to be in his wedding, panic takes over. A small lie to save face spirals out of control when I claim the sexy stranger beside me is my boyfriend.

And Ares plays along.

Soon we strike a deal: we keep up the relationship to help him win patients at the struggling clinic he's trying to save, and I get a shield from the humiliation of my ex's happily-ever-after.

Simple. Temporary. No feelings involved.

Except nothing about Ares Pierce is simple.

The more time we spend together, the harder it is to ignore the man behind the broody exterior... The one who makes me laugh when I least expect it and reminds me what it feels like to be wanted after the worst betrayal of my life.

But our arrangement comes with an expiration date. Ares isn't planning to stay in Infinity Ridge. And when he's forced to choose between the career he built and the woman he never meant to love...

I'm terrified I'll be the one left behind.

Again.

Pub Date: October 06, 2026

Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed--reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.